HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

MAYFIELD EDGED CALLOWAY COUNTY 4-3 TO WIN THE FIRST REGION CHAMPIONSHIP. MAYFIELD WILL FACE APOLLO IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE KENTUCKY NATIONAL-KHSAA STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT MONDAY JUNE 13^TH AT 12:30 LOCAL TIME.

2^ND REGION CHAMPION UNION COUNTY NOW KNOWS ITS OPPONENT IN THE OPENING ROUND AS NORTH OLDHAM WON THE 8^TH REGION CHAMPIONSHIP OVER OLDHAM COUNTY 13-4. THE TEAMS WILL PLAY THEIR FIRST ROUND GAME TUESDAY JUNE 14^TH AT 10 AM LOCAL TIME.

REGION FOUR CHAMP WARREN EAST WILL LEARN ITS FIRST ROUND OPPONENT AFTER KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL AND LETCHER COUNTY CENTRAL PLAY FOR THE 14^TH REGION CHAMPIONSHIP THIS EVENING. THAT FIRST ROUND GAME AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT WILL BE PLAYED AT 10 AM LOCAL TIME MONDAY JUNE 13^TH.

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

ALLEN COUNTY SCOTTSVILLE SHUTOUT BOWLING GREEN 8-0 TO WIN THE 4^TH REGION CHAMPIONSHIP.   THE LADY PATRIOTS WILL PLAY EAST JESSAMINE IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE KHSAA STATE TOURNAMENT IN OWENSBORO NEXT THURSDAY AT 5 PM.

MADISONVILLE AND HOPKINS CENTRAL WILL PLAY FOR THE 2^ND REGION CHAMPIONSHIP TONIGHT AT SIX IN MADISONVILLE, WITH THE WINNER TO GET WALTON-VERONA IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE STATE TOURNAMENT NEXT THURSDAY AT FIVE PM.

FIRST REGION WINNER CALLOWAY COUNTY WILL GET THE WINNER OF THE ASHLAND-BOYD COUNTY GAME IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE STATE TOURNAMENT. THOSE TEAMS PLAY FOR THE 16^TH REGION CHAMPIONSHIP THIS EVENING.

THIRD REGION WINNER OWENSBORO CATHOLIC WILL MATCHUP WITH LAFAYETTE IN THE FIRST ROUND NEXT THURSDAY AT SEVEN P-M.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

NCAA REGIONAL PLAY BEGINS TODAY AT VARIOUS SITES AROUND THE COUNTRY.

IN THE ATLANTA REGIONAL, AUSTIN PEAY WILL FACE GEORGIA TECH THIS EVENING AT SIX.

IN THE NASHVILLE REGIONAL, VANDERBILT HAS A SIX P-M DATE WITH CROSSTOWN RIVAL BELMONT.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE IS EXPECTED TO VOTE TODAY AT ITS SPRING MEETINGS TO END DIVISION PLAY IN MEN’S BASKETBALL.

THE LEAGUE’S COACHES PROPOSED TO THE ATHLETIC DIRECTORS THIS WEEK TO INSTEAD OF HAVING DIVISIONAL PLAY, SEED THE S-E-C TOURNAMENT 1-12 WITH THE TOP FOUR TEAMS RECEIVING FIRST ROUND BYES.

IF THE MEASURE IS PASSED, IT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE UPCOMING SEASON, WITH COMMISSIONER MIKE SLIVE SAYING LEAGUE PLAY WOULD EXPAND IN THE FOLLOWING SEASON.

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

THE TRADEWATER PIRATES OPEN OHIO VALLEY LEAGUE PLAY THIS EVENING HOSTING THE OWENSBORO OILERS. FIRST PITCH IS AT SEVEN AT RIVERSIDE PARK IN DAWSON SPRINGS.

THE BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS LOST TO THE WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 6-3 THURSDAY AT BOWLING GREEN BALLPARK. THE HOT RODS HOST THE BELOIT SNAPPERS THIS EVENING AT SEVEN.

THE NASHVILLE SOUNDS RALLIED FROM A SIX RUN DEFICIT TO DEFEAT THE IOWA CUBS 15-11. THE TEAMS PLAY AGAIN THIS EVENING AT GREER STADIUM.

GOLF

KENTUCKIANS J-B HOLMES AND KENNY PERRY ARE IN THE FIELD AT THIS WEEK’S EVENT—THE MEMORIAL IN DUBLIN, OHIO.

HOLMES OPENED WITH AN EVEN PAR 72, WHILE PERRY SHOT AN EIGHT OVER 80.

RORY MCELROY AND CHRIS RILEY ARE ATOP THE LEADERBOARD AFTER THE FIRST ROUND WITH SIX UNDER 66.

GLASGOW NATIVE WHITNEY WADE HAS QUALIFIED FOR THE U-S WOMEN’S OPEN TO BE HELD JULY 7-10 AT THE BROADMOOR IN COLORADO SPRINGS.

WADE PLAYED COLLEGIATELY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND WON THE WOMEN’S KENTUCKY STATE AMATEUR AND THE KENTUCKY OPEN IN HER CAREER. SHE IS NOW PLAYING PROFESSIONALLY.